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verb

fatiguer

tire

Rendre quelqu’un ou soi-même moins plein d’énergie, souvent après un effort ou un travail.

Definition & meaning

Fatiguer means to tire or to make someone tired, physically or mentally. It can also mean to weary or bother someone through repetition or excessive demands.

In its reflexive form, se fatiguer , it means to get tired or to tire oneself out.

Grammar & Word origin

Fatiguer is a regular -er verb. It can be transitive, taking a direct object, or reflexive.

It comes from Latin fatigare, meaning “to tire” or “to exhaust.”

Synonyms & antonyms

  • épuiser — to exhaust; stronger than fatiguer.
  • lasser — to weary or bore, especially through repetition.
  • ennuyer — to bother or bore; closer to the figurative sense.
  • reposer — to rest or give someone rest; an opposite in the physical sense.
  • revigorer — to reinvigorate or give someone energy.

Common phrases & collocations

  • fatiguer quelqu’un — to tire or wear someone out.
  • se fatiguer à faire quelque chose — to tire oneself out doing something.
  • ça me fatigue — “That tires me out” or, figuratively, “That gets on my nerves.”

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Examples

Ce travail commence à fatiguer tout le monde.verb

This work is starting to tire everyone out.

Pourquoi cette marche nous fatigue-t-elle autant?verb

Why does this walk tire us so much?

Ce travail fatigue tout le monde.verb

This work tires everyone.

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